Name: Alexandre Fitzory Age: 30 Gender: Male Occupation: Composer Social Class: Bourgeois (3rd Class) Financial situation: Rich enough to afford essential stuff and some luxuries Appearance: Slim and has long legs. Has super curly and long hair. Always dresses sharp. Location (**Map of France**,**Map of Paris**Must be in the Paris region. Habitual locations: Lives in his own small mansion alone with his dog. Daily routine: After waking up, take a walk with my dog and then plays piano until noon. After finishing lunch, take a nap and compose musics and do his jobs. In the evening, goes to a theater and watch plays or musicals. Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits: Liberal and really into his own world of himself. Selfish and not really obedient to other people. Has Noble and arrogant nature. Always filled with pride and confidence. Past/individual-family history: He was born in a rich, noble family, but then his dad past away when he was at age of 12. His family broke apart. His mother had committed a suicide. Family: Doesn’t have any siblings, both parents are dead. Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in the class, AND your opinions and feelings about them): Not only people in 3rd class, but he’s also pretty famous as a composer to the nobles. Has many relationships with them performing musics and composing musics for them. However, the nobles don’t really like him because he is really arrogant and hard to control. Religion: Doesn’t believe in any. Education: Before his family broke apart, he went through noble educations, like social courtesies and how to talk people into their ideas. However, after his family broke apart he was into music, and always sneaked into theaters and watched musicals and watch musicians play instruments. Languages you speak: French, and some English. Main privileges and/or hardships: Is really good at music and in this neighbor, everybody recognizes him. Portrait: (find one online and paste it in) Entry 1 Using information from the text (Ch. 7, Sect 1) and the**eyewitness accounts**from Thomas Jefferson - who happened to be in Paris when this was all beginning - write a 1-2 page entry about your involvement in or thoughts ononeof the early eventsin the Revolution.Reference to something in Jefferson's accounts is MANDATORY!ALSO, please remember that you are writing from the PERSPECTIVE of your character NOT NECESSARILY YOURS! What would they have thought or done AND why?
It was a typical day yesterday before everything had happened this noon. As usual yesterday night I went to an opera which was fairly ‘okay’ but kind of boring. And after that I got a private order by this noble man, Jean Harcourt. I really hate to perform in front of noble, I would like to perform in a theater for everyone, including the nobles, but only him, no. What I hated more was that I was planning to compose my own song after watching the opera and he ruined my plan. That’s what all nobles do to poor peasants and third estate people. I still can’t believe that I was once a noble and that’s what I hate most about my childhood, being a noble. Well, that was my typical day and I thought it would have last longer.
This morning I woke up because of my dog hanging on to me as usual, and took a walk with him. After finishing my breakfast I played piano for a while and when it was time for lunch, I felt like having lunch outside. Well that was the mistake I have made. While I was walking on the along the street, something was weird. The people who were to sell stuff were not there, and the peasants who were to farm the land for the nobles weren’t there too. And I came across this little kid he looked up on me and shouted.
“Hello, Mr. Fitzory! You are going to the prison too! Right?”
Well, at first I didn’t know what was going on even though I did feel something weird. Since I was curious, I followed the kid and went to the Bastille prison. And what I saw was a total horror. I couldn’t believe what I was suspecting. The prison was not a prison anymore. The building was in fire and people were breaking out from it. The people from third estate were going wild and it was totally beyond what the guards can do. I headed back to my neighbor, this was insane and I didn’t want to be involved in this kind of matter. I did want some kind of a rebel against the nobles but this is not the one I wanted. This was just bunch of people going mad. As I was heading back to my neighborhood I bumped in to another kid, and this time, I knew him. Alain Berdugo, a young kid who worked as a tailor. He seemed like he was heading somewhere, since he was such a nice and an innocent kid, I didn’t want him to see the horrible sight of the Bastille prison. Entry 2 Using your text (Chapter 7 Section 2) and the sources above write an entry describing one of the important events mentioned during this radical phase of the French Revolution. Again, you are writing from the perspective of your character. As well, you might also consider if your character would become a Jacobite or Girondin. N.B. Be sure to intersect with another person in the class. That person should NOT be one of your table mates.
Well, I felt this weird feeling that the breakdown of the Bastille prison is just a beginning of what is going to happen. And it happens to be that bad feelings are always true. And what I felt was true. Few days later, in the village, right in the square of the town, nobles were being executed. This was a total rampage. I couldn’t believe what was happening in the town. And what was more astonishing was that the people who were executing them were normal peasants. They were laughing and grinning like devils who just came up from hell to drag down the nobles. Everybody in the town square seemed crazy and happy. But there was something more weird. One thing that didn’t fit the whole scene. There was a girl crying. Well, my curiosity, I went up to her and asked why she is crying. I brought her to my place and talked to her. She told me that she was a peasant and had been away recently from the town. Since she is really young she must have been shocked by the scene of such horror.
“Don’t worry Claudia, I can guarantee that it’s a good thing for people like us. At least not a bad thing.”
I really hate how I can’t help myself when I see these peasants. I told her what had happened through past few days and gave her some food. She must have been starving as other peasants were. Well, I hope people in third estates get better life and be what they want to be. Entry 3 Using your text (pp. 229-230 "Napoleon Seizes Power") and the sources above write an entry describing this period. Be sure that you answer the following: Did the revolution serve the interests of your character? Explain and defend in your entry. This is your final entry. Be sure to show that this is the end of your entries for the French Revolution. N.B. Be sure to collaborate with another member of class in editing diary.
Rebels. That was the only thing happening at the moment. People were driving crazy and nobles being executed became an ordinary routine because that happened at least once a week. I didn’t really care what was going around because I didn’t like the society before the rebellion, but I didn’t like how they rebelled. One day, this little girl came to me seemed like she was running away from something. Looking at her appearance, she dressed quite sharply and she was wearing luxuries which obviously means she’s a noble.
“Hello, Hello! Can you help me? My house just burnt down because of these mad peasants! Please!”
She was screaming like hell and since I didn’t want her screaming any more(it was hard to stand) I took her to my place and let her stay for a while. Her name was Serene Laurant. I was quite amazed because the present head of the Laurant family, which would be Serene’s dad, is a direct cousin of King Louis XIV. Hopefully, the guards came to get her fairly soon. It was good for me because I didn’t have to bother caring for her anymore.
And that wasn’t the only one that had happened that day. There was a rebel at the National Convention, I was also present there, and the rebel had failed because of this short guy, Napoleon. At first, it seemed like he is loyal to the king which means he’s our enemy. However, that came out to be false because he also rebelled against the king and took over France. It was a good thing because he started to put things in order for France. Well, it’s a good thing for me, and other people in the third class like me. I hope this peace goes on forever!
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Occupation: Composer
Social Class: Bourgeois (3rd Class)
Financial situation: Rich enough to afford essential stuff and some luxuries
Appearance: Slim and has long legs. Has super curly and long hair. Always dresses sharp.
Location (**Map of France**, **Map of Paris** Must be in the Paris region.
Habitual locations: Lives in his own small mansion alone with his dog.
Daily routine: After waking up, take a walk with my dog and then plays piano until noon. After finishing lunch, take a nap and compose musics and do his jobs. In the evening, goes to a theater and watch plays or musicals.
Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits: Liberal and really into his own world of himself. Selfish and not really obedient to other people. Has Noble and arrogant nature. Always filled with pride and confidence.
Past/individual-family history: He was born in a rich, noble family, but then his dad past away when he was at age of 12. His family broke apart. His mother had committed a suicide.
Family: Doesn’t have any siblings, both parents are dead.
Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in the class, AND your opinions and feelings about them): Not only people in 3rd class, but he’s also pretty famous as a composer to the nobles. Has many relationships with them performing musics and composing musics for them. However, the nobles don’t really like him because he is really arrogant and hard to control.
Religion: Doesn’t believe in any.
Education: Before his family broke apart, he went through noble educations, like social courtesies and how to talk people into their ideas. However, after his family broke apart he was into music, and always sneaked into theaters and watched musicals and watch musicians play instruments.
Languages you speak: French, and some English.
Main privileges and/or hardships: Is really good at music and in this neighbor, everybody recognizes him.
Portrait: (find one online and paste it in)
Entry 1
Using information from the text (Ch. 7, Sect 1) and the **eyewitness accounts** from Thomas Jefferson - who happened to be in Paris when this was all beginning - write a 1-2 page entry about your involvement in or thoughts on oneof the early events in the Revolution. Reference to something in Jefferson's accounts is MANDATORY! ALSO, please remember that you are writing from the PERSPECTIVE of your character NOT NECESSARILY YOURS! What would they have thought or done AND why?
It was a typical day yesterday before everything had happened this noon. As usual yesterday night I went to an opera which was fairly ‘okay’ but kind of boring. And after that I got a private order by this noble man, Jean Harcourt. I really hate to perform in front of noble, I would like to perform in a theater for everyone, including the nobles, but only him, no. What I hated more was that I was planning to compose my own song after watching the opera and he ruined my plan. That’s what all nobles do to poor peasants and third estate people. I still can’t believe that I was once a noble and that’s what I hate most about my childhood, being a noble. Well, that was my typical day and I thought it would have last longer.
This morning I woke up because of my dog hanging on to me as usual, and took a walk with him. After finishing my breakfast I played piano for a while and when it was time for lunch, I felt like having lunch outside. Well that was the mistake I have made. While I was walking on the along the street, something was weird. The people who were to sell stuff were not there, and the peasants who were to farm the land for the nobles weren’t there too. And I came across this little kid he looked up on me and shouted.
“Hello, Mr. Fitzory! You are going to the prison too! Right?”
Well, at first I didn’t know what was going on even though I did feel something weird. Since I was curious, I followed the kid and went to the Bastille prison. And what I saw was a total horror. I couldn’t believe what I was suspecting. The prison was not a prison anymore. The building was in fire and people were breaking out from it. The people from third estate were going wild and it was totally beyond what the guards can do. I headed back to my neighbor, this was insane and I didn’t want to be involved in this kind of matter. I did want some kind of a rebel against the nobles but this is not the one I wanted. This was just bunch of people going mad. As I was heading back to my neighborhood I bumped in to another kid, and this time, I knew him. Alain Berdugo, a young kid who worked as a tailor. He seemed like he was heading somewhere, since he was such a nice and an innocent kid, I didn’t want him to see the horrible sight of the Bastille prison.
Entry 2
Using your text (Chapter 7 Section 2) and the sources above write an entry describing one of the important events mentioned during this radical phase of the French Revolution. Again, you are writing from the perspective of your character. As well, you might also consider if your character would become a Jacobite or Girondin.
N.B. Be sure to intersect with another person in the class. That person should NOT be one of your table mates.
Well, I felt this weird feeling that the breakdown of the Bastille prison is just a beginning of what is going to happen. And it happens to be that bad feelings are always true. And what I felt was true. Few days later, in the village, right in the square of the town, nobles were being executed. This was a total rampage. I couldn’t believe what was happening in the town. And what was more astonishing was that the people who were executing them were normal peasants. They were laughing and grinning like devils who just came up from hell to drag down the nobles. Everybody in the town square seemed crazy and happy. But there was something more weird. One thing that didn’t fit the whole scene. There was a girl crying. Well, my curiosity, I went up to her and asked why she is crying. I brought her to my place and talked to her. She told me that she was a peasant and had been away recently from the town. Since she is really young she must have been shocked by the scene of such horror.
“Don’t worry Claudia, I can guarantee that it’s a good thing for people like us. At least not a bad thing.”
I really hate how I can’t help myself when I see these peasants. I told her what had happened through past few days and gave her some food. She must have been starving as other peasants were. Well, I hope people in third estates get better life and be what they want to be.
Entry 3
Using your text (pp. 229-230 "Napoleon Seizes Power") and the sources above write an entry describing this period. Be sure that you answer the following: Did the revolution serve the interests of your character? Explain and defend in your entry.
This is your final entry. Be sure to show that this is the end of your entries for the French Revolution.
N.B. Be sure to collaborate with another member of class in editing diary.
Rebels. That was the only thing happening at the moment. People were driving crazy and nobles being executed became an ordinary routine because that happened at least once a week. I didn’t really care what was going around because I didn’t like the society before the rebellion, but I didn’t like how they rebelled. One day, this little girl came to me seemed like she was running away from something. Looking at her appearance, she dressed quite sharply and she was wearing luxuries which obviously means she’s a noble.
“Hello, Hello! Can you help me? My house just burnt down because of these mad peasants! Please!”
She was screaming like hell and since I didn’t want her screaming any more(it was hard to stand) I took her to my place and let her stay for a while. Her name was Serene Laurant. I was quite amazed because the present head of the Laurant family, which would be Serene’s dad, is a direct cousin of King Louis XIV. Hopefully, the guards came to get her fairly soon. It was good for me because I didn’t have to bother caring for her anymore.
And that wasn’t the only one that had happened that day. There was a rebel at the National Convention, I was also present there, and the rebel had failed because of this short guy, Napoleon. At first, it seemed like he is loyal to the king which means he’s our enemy. However, that came out to be false because he also rebelled against the king and took over France. It was a good thing because he started to put things in order for France. Well, it’s a good thing for me, and other people in the third class like me. I hope this peace goes on forever!